What years did Ernie Johnson play?

Ernie Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1959.

Was Ernie Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Ernie Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 319 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ernie Johnson hit?

Ernie Johnson hit 1 career home run with 18 hits.

What teams did Ernie Johnson play for?

Ernie Johnson played for 2 teams: the Milwaukee Braves (1950, 1952–1958) and the Baltimore Orioles (1959).

What were Ernie Johnson's career stats?

In 273 games, Ernie Johnson went 40-23 with a 3.77 ERA, 319 strikeouts, 574.2 innings pitched, and 19 saves.

What position did Ernie Johnson play?

Ernie Johnson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ernie Johnson and how much did he weigh?

Ernie Johnson was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Ernie Johnson's career ERA?

Ernie Johnson finished with a 3.77 career ERA, going 40-23 with 319 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ernie Johnson have?

Ernie Johnson recorded 319 career strikeouts.

Is Ernie Johnson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ernie Johnson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ernie Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1950-1959)

Ernie Johnson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1959 for the Boston Braves, the Milwaukee Braves, and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 10 seasons. Across 273 career appearances, he went 40-23 with a 3.77 ERA and 319 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 767.3.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 23, 2026

W–L 40–23

ERA 3.77

WHIP 1.42

SO 319

Pitcher PIV 767.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 6/16/1924 in Brattleboro, VT, USA
Died: 8/12/2011 in Cumming, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1950-04-28
Last Game: 1959-09-12

Full name: Ernest Thorwald Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ernie Johnson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
40	23	273	19	3	1	19	574.2	587	241	56	231	319	3.77	767.3

Career ERA 3.77 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ernie Johnson (b. 1924) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1950	BSN	NL	2	0	16	1	0	0	0	20.2	37	16	13	15	6.97	4.36 (-60%)	368.6
1952	BSN	NL	6	3	29	10	2	1	1	92.0	100	42	31	45	4.11	3.70 (-11%)	528.0
1953	ML1	NL	4	3	36	1	0	0	0	81.0	79	24	22	36	2.67	4.14 (+36%)	1786.8
1954	ML1	NL	5	2	40	4	1	0	2	99.1	77	31	34	68	2.81	3.90 (+28%)	942.9
1955	ML1	NL	5	7	40	2	0	0	4	92.0	81	35	55	43	3.42	4.00 (+14%)	-0.1
1956	ML1	NL	4	3	36	0	0	0	6	51.0	54	21	21	26	3.71	3.96 (+7%)	-1241.2
1957	ML1	NL	7	3	30	0	0	0	4	65.0	67	28	26	44	3.88	3.83 (-1%)	-513.3
1958	ML1	NL	3	1	15	0	0	0	1	23.1	35	21	10	13	8.10	3.86 (-110%)	-667.0
1959	BAL	AL	4	1	31	1	0	0	1	50.1	57	23	19	29	4.11	3.90 (-5%)	-437.4
Career · 9 seasons			40	23	273	19	3	1	19	574.2	587	241	231	319	3.77	—	767

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Ernie Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
273	100	7	18	2	0	1	14	0	5	17	.180	.217	.230	.447	0

Career AVG .180 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 30.6% below league average.

Career OBP .217 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 34.4% below league average.

Career SLG .230 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Career OPS .447 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 38.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ernie Johnson (b. 1924) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1950	BSN	NL	16	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	BSN	NL	29	22	2	2	1	0	2	2	3	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	ML1	NL	36	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	ML1	NL	40	13	2	3	0	0	1	0	2	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	ML1	NL	40	20	1	2	0	0	1	2	4	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	ML1	NL	36	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	ML1	NL	30	17	1	6	1	1	7	0	3	.353	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	ML1	NL	15	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	BAL	AL	31	6	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			273	100	7	18	2	1	14	5	17	.180	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ernie Johnson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ernie Johnson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1957	WS	ML1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ernie Johnson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	0	0	7.0	2	1	1	8	1.29

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ernie Johnson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1957	WS	ML1	0	1	3	0	0	7.0	2	1	1	8	1.29

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ernie Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	131	51	4	8	0	4	.157
Away	142	49	3	10	1	10	.204

Pitching — Home / Away

Ernie Johnson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	131	296.2	280	102	110	159	3.09
Away	142	278.0	307	142	121	160	4.60

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ernie Johnson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI
1959-09-12	BAL	CHW	L	0	0	0
1959-09-07	BAL	MIN	L	0	0	0
1959-08-23	BAL	DET	L	1	1	1
1959-08-05	BAL	CHW	L	0	0	0
1959-07-30	BAL	DET	L	1	0	0
1959-07-28	BAL	DET	L	0	0	0
1959-07-23	BAL	KC1	L	0	0	0
1959-07-21	BAL	KC1	L	0	0	0
1959-07-11	BAL	MIN	L	1	0	0
1959-07-05	BAL	BOS	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ernie Johnson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1959-09-12	BAL	CHW	—	0.0	1	3	1	1	0	0
1959-09-07	BAL	MIN	—	0.1	2	3	3	1	1	1
1959-08-23	BAL	DET	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
1959-08-05	BAL	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1959-07-30	BAL	DET	—	3.2	5	4	4	3	2	1
1959-07-28	BAL	DET	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1959-07-23	BAL	KC1	—	2.0	5	1	1	0	0	1
1959-07-21	BAL	KC1	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1959-07-11	BAL	MIN	—	2.2	2	0	0	1	1	0
1959-07-05	BAL	BOS	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ernie Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	273	7	38	119	9	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ernie Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1950	BSN	P	16	0	1	10	0	0
1952	BSN	P	29	0	9	21	1	3
1953	ML1	P	36	0	4	15	2	1
1954	ML1	P	40	4	4	22	0	2
1955	ML1	P	40	2	7	14	3	0
1956	ML1	P	36	0	4	10	1	0
1957	ML1	P	30	0	6	13	0	0
1958	ML1	P	15	0	2	4	1	0
1959	BAL	P	31	1	1	10	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Ernie Johnson (b. 1924) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	273

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Ernie Johnson: the record in brief

April 28, 1950 and September 12, 1959 bracket Ernie Johnson's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Boston Braves (1950 through 1952), the Milwaukee Braves (1953 through 1958), and the Baltimore Orioles (1959). Born on June 16, 1924, in Brattleboro, VT, USA, Johnson is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6'3" and 190 pounds. Johnson's death is recorded on August 12, 2011, in Cumming, GA, USA. Johnson's full given name, per the bio, is Ernest Thorwald Johnson.

Johnson pitched in 273 games, starting 19, and finished with a 40-23 record and 3.77 ERA. The same table counts 319 strikeouts and 19 saves. Johnson's 3.77 ERA was close to the 3.96 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 7, in 1957. Johnson struck out 68 batters in 1954, a career high. 1953 was Johnson's sharpest full season, a 2.67 ERA against the league's 4.14.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ernie Johnson

What years did Ernie Johnson play?: Ernie Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1959.
Was Ernie Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Ernie Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 319 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ernie Johnson hit?: Ernie Johnson hit 1 career home run with 18 hits.
What teams did Ernie Johnson play for?: Ernie Johnson played for 2 teams: the Milwaukee Braves (1950, 1952–1958) and the Baltimore Orioles (1959).
What were Ernie Johnson's career stats?: In 273 games, Ernie Johnson went 40-23 with a 3.77 ERA, 319 strikeouts, 574.2 innings pitched, and 19 saves.
What position did Ernie Johnson play?: Ernie Johnson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ernie Johnson and how much did he weigh?: Ernie Johnson was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Ernie Johnson's career ERA?: Ernie Johnson finished with a 3.77 career ERA, going 40-23 with 319 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ernie Johnson have?: Ernie Johnson recorded 319 career strikeouts.
Is Ernie Johnson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ernie Johnson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.